Hardball: How Politics Works: How Politics Works

Author: Chris Matthews
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: A global bestseller in non-fiction contributed by the speechwriter for U.S. Presidents! Brilliant! A political insider tells you about politics and how it works. This is a must-read book, and you should have a pen ready to take notes. "Hardball" is a concept unique to this book, deeply meaningful. In this book, it refers both to the practical, bold, and relentless competition game that political figures play to win, gain power, and achieve success, and to the various clever and powerful means and techniques they use in this "hard-fought" or "tough battle." In Matthews' view, the world is like a big field, or many fields, and only those who can play "hardball" can succeed. If a person masters the rules of the "hardball" game, in this world full of political maneuvering in daily life, he can win a place and achieve great success. "Hardball" is both hard and round, and it is indeed the most appropriate metaphor for the games and methods of the big shots.